Saturday, September 29, 2012

A Kiss From "An Emerald Heart" and so much more...

It's Saturday as I write this post but Sunday looms straight ahead so its time for #sample sunday as well as Sunday Snog. I haven't put up a snog in a good while but I think the excerpt below is perfect....from my just released new Romance on The Go title from Evernight Publishing - An Emerald Heart.

The
vintage Craftsman house peered down at the winding street through a screen of
delightful foliage and looked over a short wall.As they followed the winding brick pathway to
the front door, tucked away through a green wrought iron gate, Maya gaped with
wonder.Tropical greenery grew tall and
strong beside trumpet vines, exotic lilies, and a bed of Sweet William.Vines twined around posts, many bearing
fragrant blossoms.Storybook was the word Maya came up with to describe it, and she
spoke her opinion aloud. “It’s like a fairy tale cottage,” she exclaimed. “It’s
lovely.”

“You
haven’t seen the inside yet,” Ash said. “Or the back gardens, the two patios or
the pool. You might change your mind.”

“I
don’t think so,” Maya said.

When
Ash unlocked the door and they stepped into the entryway, she wasn’t
disappointed.Hardwood floors glistened
with fresh polish and antique white woodwork gleamed.He led her through a living room with a
beautiful white fireplace and mantle––a room of luxury and comfort, with
mirrors and track lighting.Maya tried
to drink in everything: the formal dining room, the library through a pair of
French doors, the compact yet state-of-the-art kitchen, and a cozier room,
which led outside.Even through the
paned glass Maya saw the burgeoning gardens.Ash paused with one hand on the door.“Would you like to go outside first?” he asked, formal and yet somehow
sensual. “Or would you prefer to see the view from the master bedroom first?”

Her
heart pounded, wild and erratic. “I think I’d like to see the bedroom, Ash.”

Every
breath of oxygen in the room vanished and she swore the walls moved inward,
making the space smaller until nothing remained but Maya and Ash.He spread his arms open in invitation and
Maya, without a moment’s hesitation, strolled into them as if his embrace had
been her planned destination for a long time.Although her body surged to life as every cell alerted the next to the
wanton flood of desire spreading through her veins, Maya’s perception shifted
into slow, delicious motion.Standing
within the circle of his arms, she met his green gaze with her blue one and
stared, her soul seeking his.With the
graceful finesse of a high diver poised on the highest board, Maya dropped and
left behind all artifice, all pretension and every scrap of shyness.

By
the time Ash drew her closer and put his lips against hers, Maya lowered all
defenses.Her body burned with the
fervent flame of a lit candle against the night, illumination against
darkness.Heat seared her from his
mouth.His lips were fire, dangerous and
yet life-giving, and she yielded to him without remorse.His mouth stirred her body into a seething
and tense stew.Her breasts perked up at
his proximity and her nipples, even before he tweaked first one and then the
other with dexterous thumbs, hardened.Between her legs, Maya’s pussy warmed and softened, the inner walls
melting to accept Ash when the moment arrived.

Like it? Here's the blurb, details and buy links!

An Emerald Heart

Evernight Publishing September 27, 2012

Romance on the Go Series

$2.99

ISBN# 978-1-77130-141-1

Blurb:

Dr. Maya Sheppard
adores her green-eyed lover, Irish history professor Ashton O'Neill and the sex
is the best she's ever known. She's deep in lust with him and she adores his
storybook house with amazing gardens but Maya isn't sure they have much a
future anywhere except between the sheets. Ash, however, has become more than
just her passion and when she arrives unannounced to find a stranger in his
house, Maya soon realizes there's much more to the man than she ever imagined.
Unexpected events draw the pair closer together and with any luck at all, Maya
just might realize the kind of love she's dreamed about all her life!